Cid_B
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Sun Jun-05-11 08:34 AM
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Edited on Sun Jun-05-11 08:35 AM by Cid_B
My dad worked the corporate middle management grind for years until the kids were out.
He finally got a job, 30 years after he graduated from college, that utilizes his degree and now he is out zipping around and loving it all.
Edit - Cubicles scare me and it was enough to let me know I never wanted that.
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| -What was the driving force when you selected your career? |
Cid_B |
Jun-05-11 08:22 AM |
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Survival |
lunatica |
Jun-05-11 08:25 AM |
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My passion and degree stopped at the degree.. I've never had the chance to do what I would love to |
glowing |
Jun-05-11 08:26 AM |
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Don't lose hope... |
Cid_B |
Jun-05-11 08:34 AM |
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Cubicles retain gas..... scary indeed. n/t |
HysteryDiagnosis |
Jun-05-11 08:57 AM |
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Cubicles retrain souls as far as I am concerned... |
Cid_B |
Jun-05-11 09:18 AM |
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A prescription for you, watch Office Space once a week for a month and then report |
HysteryDiagnosis |
Jun-05-11 09:31 AM |
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Seen it.. Office Space for me is like Poltergest is for others... |
Cid_B |
Jun-05-11 09:34 AM |
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See my own stupid spelling after edit has expired.. |
Cid_B |
Jun-05-11 11:07 AM |
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I assume that's when I could possibly think about getting to do what I'd like to do. |
glowing |
Jun-05-11 09:30 AM |
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I'm lucky...... |
dhill926 |
Jun-05-11 08:31 AM |
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That is a marvelous question, truly. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jun-05-11 08:32 AM |
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Luck... |
Scuba |
Jun-05-11 08:37 AM |
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From the time I was a little girl in the 1950's, I wanted to be a lawyer. |
Hepburn |
Jun-05-11 08:39 AM |
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Knowing what I didn't want to do |
NV Whino |
Jun-05-11 08:46 AM |
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I remember those days! |
MorningGlow |
Jun-05-11 09:02 AM |
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The aptitude tests they gave for college entrance was divided by gender. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jun-05-11 09:39 AM |
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And these are the "good old days" that the repukes want to drag us back to? |
MorningGlow |
Jun-05-11 09:45 AM |
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No... |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jun-05-11 09:55 AM |
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Money. |
FLPanhandle |
Jun-05-11 08:54 AM |
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I'm 58 and have never had a career, I've just worked jobs to pay the bills. |
elocs |
Jun-05-11 08:58 AM |
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Your memory is faulty |
GKirk |
Jun-05-11 09:14 AM |
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My memory is not faulty. I was 18 in 1970 and was in the 2nd draft lottery. |
elocs |
Jun-05-11 09:22 AM |
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Then you must be turning 59 soon |
GKirk |
Jun-05-11 09:32 AM |
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Couple of months. The trouble is that nobody knew until later they wouldn't be drafted. |
elocs |
Jun-05-11 09:41 AM |
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I wanted to do the one thing I was good at |
MorningGlow |
Jun-05-11 08:58 AM |
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circumstance |
justabob |
Jun-05-11 08:59 AM |
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Curious, what would be your ideal career? |
FLPanhandle |
Jun-05-11 09:18 AM |
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difficult question |
justabob |
Jun-05-11 10:09 AM |
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40 is young!!!! That sounds like me. But I did end up having to stay in |
DebJ |
Jun-07-11 01:03 AM |
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Wanting a career that wasn't traditional for women at the time |
LiberalEsto |
Jun-05-11 09:03 AM |
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Followed in my fathers footsteps. |
cornflake_31 |
Jun-05-11 09:13 AM |
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The last career that I 'selected' was 'Famous Rock Star' |
htuttle |
Jun-05-11 09:18 AM |
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Fear of living under a bridge when DH's IT work vanished |
InkAddict |
Jun-05-11 09:25 AM |
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Wow... |
Cid_B |
Jun-05-11 09:33 AM |
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DH=Dear Husband ... |
InkAddict |
Jun-05-11 03:04 PM |
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Everyone wants to have a positive impact, to leave the world a better place, but also to survive. |
NYC_SKP |
Jun-05-11 09:32 AM |
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Some aspects of culture might do that... |
Cid_B |
Jun-05-11 09:38 AM |
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1) Learning new media 2) maximum free time 3) job portability (nt) |
philly_bob |
Jun-05-11 09:38 AM |
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My parents |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-05-11 09:40 AM |
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The vast majority of working people never get to "select a career" |
nonperson |
Jun-05-11 09:47 AM |
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Don't worry,... |
Cid_B |
Jun-05-11 10:08 AM |
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Family. Family business and one of my parents and a sibling are/were ill. |
KittyWampus |
Jun-05-11 10:10 AM |
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fun. ( nt) |
Zorra |
Jun-05-11 10:16 AM |
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Yep, it was my hobby |
Avant Guardian |
Jun-05-11 11:25 AM |
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Necessity. Working for the feds is easier than construction work. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jun-05-11 11:38 AM |
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Dumb luck. |
Blue_In_AK |
Jun-05-11 03:10 PM |
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Passion for math & science = engineering degree. |
MissB |
Jun-05-11 03:12 PM |
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well I always loved math and science |
hfojvt |
Jun-05-11 03:32 PM |
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Well I quit working for the military industrial complex |
hfojvt |
Jun-05-11 03:20 PM |
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Fresh out of high school, didn't prepare for college because our |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-11 03:23 PM |
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A career is a luxury. |
SmileyRose |
Jun-05-11 03:29 PM |
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Whoa there... |
Cid_B |
Jun-05-11 05:02 PM |
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A hem |
SmileyRose |
Jun-06-11 11:04 PM |
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Unemployment. I answered an ad looking for someone with a CDL and electrical experience 15 years ago |
Edweird |
Jun-05-11 03:40 PM |
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I'm one of the ones that never had one. |
trackfan |
Jun-05-11 03:40 PM |
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For me, a passion and a decent paycheck. |
onestepforward |
Jun-06-11 11:17 PM |
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I was career military |
Philippine expat |
Jun-07-11 12:10 AM |
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the pension. |
shanti |
Jun-07-11 12:15 AM |
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I changed careers mid-life |
pipoman |
Jun-07-11 12:43 AM |
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Inertia. |
iris27 |
Jun-07-11 01:00 AM |
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